Margan Breaking Ground Ripasso 2017
The new release of the time taking, labour intensive ripasso from Margan. Ripasso is “an Italian winemaking technique which ‘double ferments’ wine over the skins of previously fermented grapes (called […]
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Margan Breaking Ground Barbera 2017
The vineyard providing the fruit, Ceres Hill, was planted in 1998 with the cuttings coming from Mudgee’s Montrose vineyard. Margan, Breaking Ground, Barbera, Hunter Valley, 2017 Lively dark black cherry […]
Margan Breaking Ground Shiraz Mourvedre 2017
Margan have these two varieties inter-planted in the 50 year old Saxonvale vineyard, located in the Broke Fordwich sub region of the Hunter Valley. Margan, Breaking Ground, Shiraz, Mourvedre, Hunter […]
Margan Aged Release Semillon 2013
2013 was a very good vintage for white wines in the Hunter, and with the fruit coming off the renowned Braemore vineyard, this sees just how good the Semillons are […]
Margan White Label Semillon 2017
Andrew Margan and the team identify a special block each year from the red volcanic soils of Broke Fordwich, to go to their esteemed “White Label” range. Margan, White Label, […]
Margan Breaking Ground Shiraz Mourvedre 2016
Part of the “Breaking Ground” range from Margan Wines in their new livery. The only blend of its type from the Hunter Valley, these two varieties are inter-planted in the […]
Margan Breaking Ground Tempranillo Graciano Shiraz 2016
Margan “pioneered the inter-planting (field blend) of these 3 varieties” in the Hunter Valley in 2010. The grapes are picked at the same time and vinified together. Grown in the […]
Margan Breaking Ground Barbera 2016
New livery for the Breaking Ground releases from Margan. Understated class, somewhat similar to the winemaker. I’ve mentioned the back story before but I do like telling the story: The […]
Margan Chardonnay 2017
Margan put a fair amount of work into this well priced chardonnay. 20% of the fruit fermented in new French oak for 6 months. Margan, Chardonnay, Hunter Valley, 2017 This wine […]
Margan Semillon 2017
Semillon. The Hunter Valley flagship grape. This one sourced from vineyards over 40 years old situated on the Fordwich Sill, a plug of red volcanic clay which runs through the […]
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